Nijo Castle's Ninomaru Garden
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Nijo Castle Ninomaru Garden
Address: 541 Nijojocho, Horikawa Nishiiru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 604-8301
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Nijo Castle Ninomaru Garden is a place where you can't help but enjoy strolling around, with a beauty that is like a picture scroll!
The first thing that catches your eye when you step inside is a large pond! Around this pond, islands and bridges with different styles are placed, and it's interesting that the scenery changes every time you walk. It's as if the garden designer created it while thinking, "What kind of scenery should I show you next to surprise you?"
And this garden uses many stones with unusual shapes. There are rugged rocks and smooth round stones... These stones are famous stones collected from all over the country, and some of them have names. If you listen carefully to the voices of the stones, they may tell you a story.
As you walk through the garden, you will encounter many different kinds of trees and plants. You can feel the beauty of nature in each season, from the vivid greenery of spring to the fiery red leaves of autumn. In particular, the trees reflected on the surface of the pond are like a painting, and will take your breath away.
You can also see carp swimming gracefully in the pond, and sometimes ducks resting their wings. Watching these creatures is soothing to the soul.
And this garden is not just beautiful, it is designed to be integrated with the Ninomaru Palace building. It is designed so that the way it looks changes depending on which room in the palace you view the garden from. It might be fun to imagine what people at the time were thinking as they looked at this beautiful garden from their rooms.
Ninomaru Garden is not just a place to walk and enjoy the scenery, but a place with a deep charm where you can feel the beauty of nature, the aesthetic sense of the people at the time, and the harmony with the architecture. Take your time to stroll around and find your own "favorite" view! I'm sure it will be a wonderful memory that will stay with you forever!